Sculpturing material composition

Abstract

A new and improved composition includes a mixture of: a quantity of a nontoxic premixed mixture of ground cellulose-containing material, plaster of paris, and starch preservative; a quantity of a nontoxic water-based adhesive resin; and a quantity of talcum powder. The water-based adhesive resin is preferably a water-based polyvinyl alcohol resin. The composition of the invention may also include a quantity of a colored acrylic paint. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method for preparing a composition of the invention is comprised of the steps of: first, mixing together (a) a quantity of a premixed mixture of ground cellulose-containing material, plaster of paris, and starch preservative, (b) a quantity of a water-based adhesive resin, and (c) a quantity of talcum powder to form a precursor material composition; and, second, treating the precursor material composition with microwave energy, such that a treated material composition is formed that has a greater volume and greater pliability than the precursor material composition. After the composition of the invention is microwave-treated, the composition is shaped into an object. The composition of the invention may be manually shaped into an object with the hands of the artist being coated with a mineral-oil-containing composition. Then, the shaped, microwave-treated material composition is cured. The shaped, microwave-treated material composition may be cured at room temperature. Alternatively, the shaped, microwave-treated material composition is cured at an elevated temperature in an oven.

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